X-Rite
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| Subsidiary | |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Parent | Danaher Corporation |
| Subsidiaries | X-Rite International, Inc. (Barbados) X-Rite Holdings, Inc. XR Ventures LLC X-Rite GmbH (Germany) X-Rite Asia Pacific Limited (Hong Kong) X-Rite Ltd. (U.K.) X-Rite MA, Incorporated X-Rite Mediterranee SARL (France) X-Rite Global, Inc. X-Rite AG Pantone, Inc. |
| Website | www |
X-Rite, Inc. is a manufacturer of color measurement and management solutions, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.
The company also creates products that regulate quality in the processing of film and x-rays.
The firm was incorporated in 1958 by seven engineers from Lear Siegler. Its first product, x-ray marking tape, was introduced in 1968. In 1975, it introduced its first densitometer for photographic printing use.
The firm went public in 1986, and in 1987 moved into a new headquarters and production facility in Grandville, Michigan.
By 1990, the firm shifted emphasis to the field of color measurement. In 1966 it purchased H. Miller Graphic Arts of England; in 2006 it purchased Amazys, owners of Gretag–Macbeth and thereby the Munsell products; in 2007 it acquired Pantone, Inc. in October
In 2012 the firm was acquired by Danaher Corporation On May 12
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